So.... You have your bulking diet sorted. You know what every meal will be & when . But then disaster strikes and for some reason you find yourself unable to stick to this diet.

You have a couple of choices. You can either not eat and loose out on vital calories / protein etc. Or you can try to find something to fill it's place which will most probably not be up to the standard of your diet.

I understand that your answer to this may vary from person to person & diet to diet. But as a general rule do you think a, b, c or....

d) .......Your a fool as you obviously haven't planned your diet very well!

Proper planning, bulk cooking, MRP's and a cooler can help minimze this of course.

I would try to make the best choice possible - Hit a deli or rest. and order something as close to the macronutrient mix that you need. secodly carry spare MRP bars or shakes for just such an instance.

ChappyBoy: Thanks for such a quick response. I agree with your comments.

I try as much as possible to always have a backup meal as you suggest such as an MRP shake, or just a plain boring pack of chicken breast.

I used to make up an MRP shake in the morning to drink it later in the day, but I have been told that I should be drinking it no later than 10 or so minutes after mixing as it looses some of it's goodness after that. Is this true?